Machine for packaging straws and the like



Sept. 29, 1931. A. M. GoLDsTElN ET AL 1,825,058

MACHINE FOR PACKAGING STRAWS AND THE LIKE 7 Sheets-Sheet l Filed May 20, 1927 LM n M Sept. 29, 1931. A. M. GOLDSTEIN ET AL 1,825,058

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MACHINE FOR PACKAGING STRAWS AND THE LIKE Filed May 2o, 1927 '7 Sheets-Sheet 7 Patented Sept. 29, 1931i `I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALBERT M. GOLDSTEIN, F NEW YORK, AND MIAYFIR GARFINKEL, OF BROOKLYN,

i NEW YORK; SAID GARFINKEL ASSIGNOR T0 SAID GOLDSTEIN MACHINE FOB, PACKAGING STRAWS AND THE LIKE Application led Hay 20,

only two straws, has been unduly complicated.

One of the important objects of this invention is an improvement and simplification of the mechanism for selecting and feed- 5 ing two straws at a time. More specifically, f straws from a hopper are fed in close parallelism along a channel or passage under a slight but firm'pressure; the mouth-of thisl Jassafre o ens onto a rotar straw carr l e '0 ing drum or wheel, having in it a number thatas this straw carrying drum moves past' :.5 the delivery channel, two straws will be pushed into lthe given recess. This will fill it up, and prevent any further delivery of straws until the next empty recess comes opposite the delivery mouth. The straws from this carrying drum are pushed lengthwise from it into a tube, formed by another part of the machine, after which both ends of the tube are crimped closed simultaneously.

In the art. it has sometimes been customary to crimp Aone end of the tube closed, then to insert the straw, and then to crimp the other end of the tube closed. ing to this invention, the straws are put into .the tube while both ends are open, and then both ends closed by crimping them simultaneously.

Another vimprovement effected by this invention is in connection with the insertion of the straws. A pair of fingers, just before the straws are inserted, gri the far end of the tube. one of the fingers ing on the inside and the other being on the outside of the tube. and moves the tubes lengthwise towards the straws; after the'straws have Accord- 1927. seriaiem. 193,013.'

rangement of parts, which are more specifiform of the"l invention,' and that it may be carried out in other ways.

In the drawings,

Fig. lis a top plan view;

Fig. 2 is a side view, looking from that part of the machine shown at the lower edge of the sheet showing Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section on` the line 3;3, Fig. 1,1ooking in the direction of the arrows; y

Fig. 4 is an end view, taken from the lefthand end of the machine, Fig. 1looking to the right;

` Fig. 5 is a section on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, showing Icertain details of thel feeding mechanism; Fig. 6 is a section on an'enlarged scale taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1, showing certain details of the mechanism for moving the tube to and from loading position;

Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive show the finger mechanism for moving the tube to and from loading position, Figs. 7 and 8 being plan views and Figs. 9 and 10 being side elevations of Figs. 7 and 8.

Figs. 11 and 12 are longitudinal and trans verse sections, respectively, showing the tube cutting mechanism.

Figs. 13 and 14 show details of the printing roller.

F ig.l 15 is a sectional view, and Fig. 16 10,)

is a perspective view, of a modification of a detail, for inserting one \straw, instead of two.

Referring now to these drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, the machine comprises a bed plate 1, supported on the usual standards 2. Supported on one end of the bed plate, by bolts 3 is a vertically disposed supporting plate 4, having on it a bracket 5 for su portinga.

roll of paper 6. The ribbon 7 o paper, in this instance a little over an inch wide, is guided over a tensioning roller 8 and then between an impression roll 9 and a printing roll 10, which prints suitable indicia on the paper ribbon and then passes over a plurality of guide rollers 11, 12, 13, 14, and 16. Some of these rollers, as 15, for example, may be mounted on a pivoted bracket l17, having an arm 18 connected to a spring 19, for exerting a vproper tension on the paper ribbon. mounted on an arm 20 which is variably pol sitionable about the pivot 21, acting to'take nut 23 in either direction, the

up or let out the paper strip so that itwill be properly positioned with respect to the crimping and cutting mechanism, presently to, be described.

"Coming back to the printing roll 10, an referring particularly to Figures 13 and 14,

.this roll is mounted on a shaft 22, and is longitudinally positionable on thatshaft by means o f a nut 23 on one .side of the printing roll 10 and a spring 24 on the other side, the springbearing against the mounting plate 4. It will be apparent that by rotating the rinting roll 10 may be moved along its sha t and so accurately positioned with respect tothe paper ribbon 7. Ink from the ink fountain 25 isl carried to the printing roll 10 through the usual arrangement of rolls 26 and 27. The shaft 22vis `provided with a bevel gear 28 meshing with another bevel gear 29 on the shaft 30, which is driven through spur gears 31 and 32, Ithe gear 32 being on a driven shaft 33.

. 'The ribbon of paper 7, after leaving the roller 16, passes `to the tube forming mechanism, of anydesired known type, comprising a member 35 for curling u ribbon and guide members 36 or overlapplng the longitudinal edges of the strip.

The paper continues under the rotating' crimping roll 37, a cooperating rod 38 ex tending down the tube underneath 'crimping roll 37 This mechanism forms a continuous paper tube.

The next step is to cut this paper tube into proper lengths. This is effected by scissors mechanism comprisin pivoted blades 4 0 and 40 mounted-on a sha t 41, one of the'blades 40 being rigid withian arm 42 and the'other 40 being rigid with an arm 43, these arms being connected by a spring 44. These arms are normally held separated in the position the paper- Others of these rolls, as 16, may be `49 to the left, at a rate about equal to the 100 shown in Figure 12 by a pair of rollers 45 mounted'on a vertically reciprocable slide 46 which is slotted at 47 and is guided by pins 48 working in these slots, the pins being mounted in a vertical `standard 49. A cam 50 on the continuously driven shaft l51 bears against the lower end 52 of this vertically reciprocating slide 46 and movesit up and down. It will be apparent that when the slide 46 moves down, the spring 44 will pull the cutting blades 40 together for the cutting operation. v l Since the paper tube, formed by the described crimping roll 37, is moving continuously, it is necessary that the scissors mech-A anism, when it is cutting the tube, be moved in the same direction at the same speed, in order to prevent buckling or pulling of the relatively fragile paper tube. This longitudinal movement of the scissors is effected by mounting the entire scissors mechanism on a reciproc'able guideway comprising a horizontal member 4 9', connected to the vertical lmember 49, member 49 sliding through guides 53 and 54. A spring 55 connected to a lug 56 on 52 and to fa xed lug 57, urges 49 to the right, Figureill. -SlideV 49' is provided with a downwardly extending portion 58 which bears against a cam mounted on the ,continuously driven shaft The described mechanismioperates as follows: l

Cam 59 forces the slide 49 and standard rate of travel of the paper tube, the scissors 40 and 40 of course moving likewise. During this longitudinal' movement of the scissors, the cam 50 raises the slide 46, closing the scissors and cutting the tube. Im-

mediately thereafter, the cam 50 releases the slide 46, the spring v44 pushing the slide down, thereby immediately opening the scissors again. By this time, member 58 ist coming against the low spring 55 pulls .the slide 49 to the right, completing the cycle and positioning the parts for the nextl cutting operation.

The continuous paper tube Aformed by the crimping roll 37 passes to the left, Figure 1, 115 -intoa tube carrying drum 65, which is rotated counterclockwise,`Figure 3, with an intermittent or step by step movement. The tube carrying drum 65 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending paral- 12,0

lel outwardly opening. grooves 66, into which I the continuously formed tube from the crimping roll passes. After a length 'of tube equal to the length of the finished tube has passed into one of the grooves 66 of this 125 drum, the, cutting mechanism just described' comes into action and. cutsK the tube, thus leaving van open-ended paper tube 67 in place on the drum 65, as shown in Fig. 2.

part of cam 59 and 110 curved guide plate 68 is placed over the 130 time from the straw feeding mechanism,

which will now be described, reference being made particularly to Figures 1, 3 and 5.

The straws 70 are carried in a hopper 71, the walls of which merge into parallel upper and lower plates 72 and 73,- spaced apart a distance sllghtly greater than the diameter of one'straw, so that this passage 74 receives a plurality of straws in single le and in contacting parallel relation. As oscillating plate or arm 75 positioned inside the hopper and pivoted on a shaft 76, swings back and forth slowly and serves to feed the straws into the described passage 74. The shaft 76 isprovided with an arm 77 on the outside of the hopper, the lower end vof the arm 7 7 bearing against a cam 78 on the continuously driven shaft 79, thereby oscillating the arm 77 and shaft 76..

' A light but continuous and steady pressure is exerted on the straws in the passage 74 by means of continuously rotating brushes 80 mounted on a shaft 81 which .shaft is provided with a pulley 82 driven by a belt 83. The wall 71 of the hopper and part of the wall 72 of passage 74 are cut away as indicated so that the bristles of the brush, which is rotated clockwise, Figure 5, are con- Atinuously pushing against the straws 70 and pushing them lightly but 'firmly along the passage 74. A

The passage 74 has a delivery opening 84 i which opens adjacent the periphery' of a t straw carrying drum 85 mounted on the shaft 86. This straw carrying drum is provided with a plurality of longitudinally ex` tending parallel straw receiving grooves 87. These grooves 87 are laterally elongated in a radial direction an amount about equal to twice the diameter of the straw, the result of which is that after t-wo straws are positioned in one of these grooves, the groove will be full and it will not take any more straws, whereby each groove will take two and only two straws. The strawcarrying drum 85 is rotated counterclockwise, Figure 5. A guide plate 88 is positioned as shownA for keeping the straws in their grooves. The

belt 83 passes over a guide pulley 90 and` 91 mounted on a shaft 92 around a pulle which in turn 1s provided with a pulley 93 driven by another` belt 94 from a pulley wheel 95 on the driven shaft 33.

The pair of straws in the grooves of the straw carrying drum 85 are pushed endwise from their grooves toward the empty.

paper tubes 67 in the tube carrying drum 65, by a reclprocating pusher rod 9.6, which 1s connected to a reciprocating rack bar 97 which is engaged by an oscillating spur gear,

9 8, mounted on a shaft 99, in turn provided with a small spur gear 100 which 'ing drum 85 is an L-shaped bracket 110 having a hollow guide tube 111, pointed toward the paper tubes on the tube carrier 65. The bracket has a suitable hole therethrough registering with the passage in the guide 111. The empty tubes 67 are moved to the right on the guidelll, and while on the guide, the rod 96 pushes two straws from the straw carrying drum 85 into the tube. The mechanisrn for pushing the tubes onto the guide 111 and restoring, them to their original position, will now be described, particular reference being made to Figs. 1, 2 and 7 to 10 inclusive.

Mounted on the bracket 115 is a hollow bearing member 116 having a slot 117 mounted to reciprocate in the bearing is a. rod 118 having a pin 119 projecting up through the slot 117 into engagement with an oscillating arm 120. Arm 120 is fixed to a vertically positioned shaft 121, the lower end of which shaft has a rearward extension 122 which is provided with a roller 123 bearing against a side cam 124 fixed to rotate on shaft 33. A spring 125 holds the roller 123 against. the cam 124. The action of the cam is to give an oscillating movement to the arm 120 and to the member 118.

On the end of the shaft 118 is an offset therefrom. Pivoted at 128 on member 118 is a movable clamping device 129 having a clamping finger 130 at one end, a spring 131 serving to urgefinger 130 toward finger 127.

0n then other end of the clamping member 129 is an upwardly extending pin 132 whichY is adapted .to bear against the inclined caml `tion shown in Fig. 8, whereupon the paper tube is gripped between the spring fingers 130 and 127. and moved to the right an amount sufficient to push it on the guide 111. After the straws have been inserted by the pusher rod 96, arm swings back, fingers 127 and 130 still gripping the paper tube, thereby pulling it back to normal position described operates as on the drum 65. By'the time the tube is.y

of the tube are crimped closed by two pairs of crimping rollers, the inner pair being indicated at 136 and the outer pair at 137. The inner pair of crimping rollers `136 are mounted on brackets 138 ivoted at 139; rollers 136 are urged towar their companion rollers 137 by springs 140, connected to the lower'end of brackets 138, see Fig. 4. The outer set of crimping rollers 137 is mounted on a shaft 141, which is positively driven by a gear Wheel 142 meshing with the gear wheel 143. Thus the two open ends of the filled tube are crimped closedsimultaneously. j

In order to insure vthat thepaper tube,

now lled and having its ends closed, shall drop out of its groove in the drum 75, there is provided near each end of the drum 65 a pair of arms 145 which oscillate up and down. These arms are'pivoted at 146 and have an extension 147 bearing against a cam 148 on shaft 33,.which serves to move them up and down 'thereby to dislodge each filled tube froml its groove inthe drum 65.

The straw carrying drum 85 and the tube carrying drum 65 are-operated with astep by step movement. This step by step movement is given to drum 85 through a ratchet 150 mounted on shaft 86, the ratchet ybeing actuated by a pawl 151 which is mounted on an arm 152 journalled on shaft 86; arm 152 is oscillated by av link 153 connected to lever 154 pivoted at 155, the lever bein rocked by a cam 156 on shaft 33, whereby t and its drum will be intermittently driven. For properly centering the Adrum 85 at the end of its movement there is provdedfa wheel 160, fixed on shaft 86, which has in its periphery a vplurality 'of semi-circular depressions 161, into which a spring' pressed roller 162 snaps. The purpose of this positioning means is to insure that the straws.

to be ejectedby rod 96 are directly in line with the guide member 111.

The tube carrying drum 65 is mounted on a shaft 165`supported` in a. suitable standard 166 and has a step by step movement imparted to it through a ratchet 167 (see Fig. 4) secured on shaft 165, the ratchet being actuated by a spring pawl 168 mounted on the arm 169 pivoted at 170, the other `end of which engages with a cam 171 on shaft 33,

to the pawl 168.

F pressions into which a spring pressed roller e shaft 86' whereby an up and down movement is given 1 173 snaps, thereby accurately positioningthe drum 65. Roller 17 3 is mounted on a pivoted arm 173. l

. Power is applied tothe machine through fast and loose pulleys 174 and 175 mounted 70 on shaft 176, which is preferably provided with a fly-wheel 177: S vaft 176 has a beveled gear 178 which drives another bevel gear 179 on shaft 51, already mentioned, on which is mounted the disk 181.l

The crimping roll 37 is driven by shaft 182 which is in turn driven by a chain of v gears 183 driven from a shaft 184, which shaft is driven from a disk 185. A Shaft 60, already mentioned, which gives a longitudinal movement to the scissors mechanism, is driven froma'disk 187.

' Shaft 33, already described, is provided with abevel gear 188, driven by another 5 bevel gear 189 which is in turn driven by a 85 disk 190. f A.

In order properly to synchronize the movements'of the four driving disks 181, 185, 187 and 190 and their respective shafts, these disks are interconnected by means of 90 a four-sided-driving frame, leg 191 of which connects disks 181 and 185; leg 192 connects disks and 190; leg 193 connects disks and 187; and leg 194 connects disks 187 and 181. Y 95 The operation of the machine may lbesuinmarized as follows:

The ribbon or paper 7 is printed by the printing roller 10 and is crimped'into a con- `tinuous tubev by the crimping rollers 37 and 100 thereafterpassed directly to the grooves in the tube carrying drum 65. As/soon asa suitable length of tube has passed the scissors :40, 40the scissors are actuated to cut off l The drum 65 is then. 105 moved by its ratchet to bring .an empty a length of tube.

ltubes between the two-pairs` of crimping rollers 136`and137, which crimp both ends closed simultaneously. .The finished tubes 120.

are then dislodged by the arm 145 into any suitable delivery means shown in Fig. 1 at 196. l

It may be desirable, under ,certain conditions, to insert only bne straw into the tube, .125 instead of two. A modification for this purpose is shown in Figs. 15 and 16. A bar 195, having apertures 196 in its end, is bolted by bolts 197'passing through apertures 196, to the standard 198. Thisbar carries a pair 130 The 11o` ill of vertically disposed ingers 199, about equal in thickness to the diameterY of one straw, positioned alongside the straw carrying drum 85, in such a position as" to allow only one straw to pass into each straw carrying groove '87. This single straw is pushed by the reciprocating rod 96 into a paper tube 67, as has been described.

While the preferred form of the invention has been illustrated in some detail, it should be understood that the disclosure is illustrative and notrestrictive of the invent-ion and that it may be carried out in other ways, as falling within the scope of the following claims.

le claim as our invention:

l. In a machine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of a feedhopper,

a straw-carrying drum, means for intermittently rotating the drum, a channel leading from the hopper to the drum, in which the straws are maintained side by side in par-y allel relation, the channel having a delivery opening next the drum, means for pushing the straws along said channel and recipro.

cable means limited in its movement to a; rectilinear path, for pushing the straws endwise out of the drum, during the periods when the drum is stationary. s

2. In a machine for packagingV straws and the like, the combination of a feed hopper, a straw-carrying drum, means for intermittently rotating the drum, a channel leadingy from the hopperl to the drum, in which the straws are maintained side by side in parallel relation, the channel having a deliveryY opening next the drum, a rotating brush for pushing the 'straws along said channel and reciprocable means limited in its movement to a rectilinear path, for pushing the straws endwise out of the drum, during the periods whentthe drum'is stationary.

3. In a machine for packing straws andH the like, the combination of a feed hopper, a straw-carrying drum, means for intermittently rotating the drum, a channel leading fromthe hopper to the drum, movable means in the hopper for facilitating the movement of the straws into'said channe1in which the straws are maintained side by side in parallel relation, the channel having a delivery opening next the drum, means for pushing the straws along said channel and recipro-V cable means limited in its movement to a rectilinear path, for pushingthe`straws end-v wise out of the drum, duringther periods when the drum is stationary.

4. In a machine for packing straws and the like, the combination of a feed hopper,

a straw-carrying drum, means for intermit- 4 tently rotating the drum, a channel leading from the hopper to the drum, movable means in the hopper for facilitating the movement of the straws into said channel, in which the straws are maintained side by side in continuous 5. In a machine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of a straw carrying drum, having in its periphery a plurality of parallel, longitudinally .extending straw-receiving grooves, each groove being large enough to receive two, and'only two,

straws, means for presenting at the periphery of said drum a plurality of straws in succession, parallel to said grooves, means for intermittently rotating saidv drum and reciprocable means limited in its movement to a rectilinear path, for pushing two straws at a time endwise out of the drum, this means being operable only during the periods when the drum is stationary.

6. In a machine for packaging straws andl the like, the combination of a straw carrying drum, having in its periphery a plurality of parallel, longitudinally "extending `straw-receiving grooves, each groove being large enough to receive two, and only two, straws, Ia straw delivering channel 1n which the straws are maintained in Yparallel and u vcontacting relation, for delivering a continuous succession of straws tothe grooves 4in the straw-carrying drum, means for rotat' ing said drum intermittently and reciprocable means limited in its movement -to a rectilinear path, for pushing two straws at a time endwise out of the drum, this means beingperable only during theperiods when the drum is stationary. y 1

7 In a machine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of a straw carry-- in drum, having in its periphery a lura -ty of parallel, longitudinally exten ing straw-receiving grooves, each groove being Alarge enough to receive two, and only two,

straws, a straw delivering channel in which the straws are maintained 1n parallel and till, said. straw 'receiving grooves, ya tube. --carrying drum having an axis parallel to but laterally displaced from the axis of the straw carrying drum, means for intermittently rotating both said drums in unison, and means, loperable when the drums vare stationary, for pushing two straws from the straw .carrying drum into a tube on thetube carrying drum.

.contacting relation, means for exerting a 8. In a machine for packaging straws and e the like, thecombination of a straw carry? ing drum, having a 'plurality of longitudi- Y nally extending, laterally elongated parallel,

stationary, for pushing two straws from the straw carrying drum into a tube on the tube carrying drum. l

9, In a machine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of a straw receiving drum,a having in its .periphery a plurality of parallel, outwardly opening grooves, the grooves being laterally widened, in a radial direction, an. amount sufficient for .,receiving'two, and only two, straws, means for continuously feeding a plurality of f straws while in parallel and contacting relationship, into said -straw receiving grooves a tubecarrying allel to, but laterally displaced from the axis of the straw carrying drum, means for inserting a straw into a tube, and means for movmg the drums and straw insertlng means intermittently.

10. In a machine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of -astraw receiving drum, having in fits periphery a 35 plurality of parallel, outwardly opening grooves, the grooves being laterally widened,

' 1n a radial direction, an amount sutlicient d contacting relationship, to said grooves,

for receiving two, and only( two, straws, a straw dehvering channel for del1ver1ng a continuous success1on of straws, in parallel,

means for exerting austeady pressure on the straws in the channel for moving them toward said straw receiving drum, a tube carrying -drum having an axis parallel to, but laterally displaced from the axis of the straw carrying' drum, means for inserting a straw into a tube, and means for moving the'drums and straw inserting means intermittently.

11. In amachine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of a straw receiving drum, having in its periphery a plurality of parallel,` outwardly opening grooves, the grooves being laterally widened, 1n a radi-al direction, an amount lsullicient for receiving two, and only two, straws, a straw delivering channel for delivering a continuous succession of,` straws in parallel, contacting relationship, to said grooves, a rotating brush.` for exerting a steady pressure on the straws for moving.. them along 'Said channel, `a tube carrying drum having an axls parallel to, but laterally displaced from the axis of the straw carrying drum,

vmeans for inserting a straw into a tube,

drum having an axis parand means for moving the drums and straw Ione end of the tube, for moving the tube toward the straw receiving drumjor receiving a straw, and thereafter pulling the tube back toits former position.

13. In 'a machine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of a straw carrying drum provided with parallel strawA holding grooves, a. tube carrying drum, mounted on an axis parallel to but displaced from the axis of the straw carrying drum, means for intermittently rotating the drums in unison, reciprocable means, limited in its movement to a rectilinear path, and operable when both drums are stationary, for transferring straws from the straw carrying drum and putting them into the tubes on the tube carrying drum.

14. In a machine for packaging straws and the like,the combination of a straw carrying drum provided with parallel straw holding grooves, a tube carrying drum, mounted on an axis parallel to but displaced from the axis of the straw carrying drum, and means operating intermittently, to push a straw into a tube on the tube-carrying drum.

15. In a machine for packaging straws and the like,the combination of a straw carrying drum provided with parallel straw holding grooves, a tube carrying) drum, mounted on an axis parallel to ut d1splaced from the axis of the straw carrying drum, and means operating intermittently,

Ato push a straw into a tube on the tube'- carrying drum, including means for moving a tube toward a straw, and thereafter retracting it.

, 16. In amachine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of a straw 'car-l rying drum provided with parallel straw holdlng grooves, a tube carrying drum,

mounted on an axis parallel to but displaced` from the axis of the straw carrying drum and reciprocating means for transferring a straw from .the straw-carrying drum and inserting it into a tube, including mechanism for moving a tube toward a straw and retracting it after the insertion of a straw.

17. In a machine for packagingstraws and the like, the combination .of a straw carrying drum provided with parallel straw holding grooves, a tube carrying drum, mounted on an axis parallel to be displaced from the axis of the straw carrying drum, and means for transferring the straws `from the straw carrying drum and inserting them into the tubes, including a guide member between the two drums, and mechanism for placing a tube on said guide member before a straw is inserted and retracting the tube after a straw has been inserted.

18. In a machine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of a grooved, rotatable straw carrying drum, means for supplying stnaws to the grooves in said drum, a groo-ved, rotatable tube carrying drum, rotating on an axis parallel to but displaced from the axis of the straw carrying drum, means Jfor supplying tubes to the grooves in the tube carrying drum, means n; for rotating the drums intermittently in opposite directions, and means operable when the drums are stationary, for pushing straws from the straw carrying drum into the tubes on the tube carrying drum.

2G 19. In a machine for packagingstraws and the like, the combination of a grooved, rotatable straw carrying drum, means for supplying straws to the grooves insaid drum, a grooved, rotatable tube carrying drum, rotating on an axis parallel to but displaced from the axis ofthe straw carrying drum, means for moving the tubes endwise, in a direction parallel to the axis of the tube carrying drum, for placing them in the grooves in said drum, means for rotating the drums intermittently in opposite directions, and means operable when the drums are stationary, for transferring the straws into-the tubes.

v 20. In a machine for packaging straws and the like, the combination of a grooved, rotatable strawcarrying drum, means for supplying straws to the grooves in said A drum, a grooved, rotatable tube carrying. drum, rotating on an axis parallel to but displaced from the axis of the straw carrying drum, means for moving the tubes endwise, in a direction parallel to the axis of the tube carrying drum, for placing them in the grooves in said drum, means for rotating' the drums intermittently in opposite directions, and means limited in its movement to a rectilinear path and operable when the drums are stationary, for transferring the straws into the tubes.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures.

MAYER GARFINKEL. ALBERT M. GOLDSTEIN. 

